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Thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, and through this site, I aim to share what I've come to learn about living life in a healthy and manageable way so that we can all be as great as possible! Now that I'm in grad school for Nutrition and Public Health, this blog is fairly neglected, but I still think there's a lot of good information on here. Have fun poking around!

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I think this name isn’t terrible. Not great. But. Not terrible. I know you always assume that the meals are better than the names.

I love lentils. They’re creamy, full of nutrients and fiber and protein and goodness, cost 99 cents a pound, and pair well with a wide range of flavors and foods. Also, look how much food is on that plate. I’m not a calorie tracker, but I’ll tell you this: If you replaced that potato and all of those lentils with a 3oz (which is small-ish) hamburger made of 95% lean beef and a whole wheat hamburger bun, this plate would remain the same number of WeightWatchers points. So. This is a bang for your buck meal, if you ask me! Also, while this meal takes and hour or so to cook, it’s very very easy. And. If I were to guess. Is probably about $2 a plate, if that.

Here’s what I used. I just roasted the broccoli while the potato was cooking (well, broc takes about 25 minutes, and a potato takes 45 min to an hour, so I timed appropriately), and do think that broccoli “fries” are fun, yes. I just tossed the broccoli in olive oil, salt, and pepper, and stuck it on a pan.

Since, as perhaps you know, a potato cooks in 45-60 minutes in a 350 degree oven, so you’ll want to start that process. Clean your potato, and stab some holes in it first, though.

Lentils cook in a 1:3 lentil-to-water ratio. I usually cook half a cup of lentils for myself, which is absolutely plenty. Bring your 1.5 cups of water to a boil, then add the lentils, and turn down the heat to let the lentils simmer away. It’s fine if you’re too lazy to get a wooden spoon, and just use the handle of a measuring cup to mix things. Lentils are cooked after about 45 minutes of simmering — you’ll want to mix them occasionally. Just taste them to check if they’re cooked.

I enjoy this vietnamese chili-garlic sauce a whole lot, and find that it’s spicy sharpness pairs well with the creaminess of the lentils. If you don’t have it, seriously, try any spices and/or sauces you have. Lentils go well with like. Everything. If you’re unsure, go for the straight up salt/pepper thing. When your potato is ready, it will easily slide off a fork when you stab it. It will also be smushy when you squeeze it, but I don’t recommend testing it that way, unless you would like to burn your fingers.Then it’s plating time!